Well, like thousands of people around the world, these days you have been forced to do it work for the first time at home Because of the COVID-19 epidemic, you may be facing a situation you have never faced before.
And that's it work from home, though there are many benefits, and it can be a game these people rarely do – although, let's be honest, there are also dates for those who have had years of phone contact.
Fortunately, we have a endless tools and applications They can help us improve our product, and make working at home as easy – or worse – as it does in the office.
Tools for better organization
The fact that not having an employer or supervisor constantly evaluating our responsibilities can have its benefits. Of course: it's also easy to start procrastinating when you don't know maintains good order. To find out, here are some of our most important applications:
Trello
At the time we have chosen it as one of our favorite production apps, and it is still difficult a valuable tool, which is missing from our devices. Trello is a tool for multi-purpose organization boards, which can be used to manage ideas, tasks or goals.
Google Save
Another important use of the telephone is the telephone Save, Google Notes and working reminders. It is very easy to use, and still includes many tasks that we may need notes and homework. In addition, because it includes the ability to add reminders, we avoid turning to another application such as Google Tasks.
No
If you work as a team, No This is one of the tools that can help you, a lot, collaborating with other partners. This app allows you to track tasks to be completed and projects to be completed by each team member. Including built-in chat and real-time notifications.
A friend of your phone
Microsoft has a useful Android tool that can help you make homework easier. This is "Buddy on your phone", a helpful tool Sync your cell phone with your Windows computer. So, for example, it is possible quickly transfer files from mobile to computer
Google Calendar
You should also not miss the good calendar application installed, mobile Take a quick look at our upcoming video conferences, daily tasks and, in short, to schedule our work day. Google Calendar is a great way to thank sync functions for the different types of accounts you install.
Confirmed
When working with a telephone, it's easy start doing some work and spend more time on it than you should. To avoid it, one of the best tools available on Google Play Confirmed, using my personal choice as one of my best discoveries of 2019.
It's a helpful tool Keep track of the time we spend doing each task or activity throughout our day or our work day, to determine how much time we spend on it, and then decide whether to distribute time correctly.
The vision
Some don't have enough with Google Keep and other simple apps. To them, perhaps The concept can be excellent options available today on Google Play, the app for Cross-functional and notes-related activities with endless options and tools.
Apps to improve your focus and avoid distractions
It's as important as good organization avoid being overwhelmed by distractions during work hours. Something, working from home, can happen far more often than you should. To avoid it, we have the following tools:
5217
Popular app developer Francisco Franco – known, among many other things, for being the famous Franco Kernel developer – presents us A very simple but very useful app when it comes to avoiding distractions while working.
The app is based on studies and research that means it take short breaks during each activity – In particular, 17-minute breaks every 52 hours of work- can help improve productivity. 5217 is a kind of time-consuming app that guides us through these work hours and relaxes in the simplest of ways, so that you don't even have to pay close attention to your work.
Date
Whether in the office or at home, there can be no doubt that notifications coming to our mobile device This is one of the most common distractions to deal with during our work day. To undo this problem exists DayWise, an intelligent program that produces a kind of "inbox" for notifications where all notifications we receive will be stored, so only notification will be sent to the device at the scheduled time, so we can see all notifications received.
ActionDash
If your phone doesn't install Google Digital Wellbeing tools, you can always go to one completely new one: ActionDash.
It's an app developed by the developer behind Action Launcher, which brings together tools like Statistics including how often the phone is unlocked or what apps are used most.
The forest
At the time it was chosen by Google as one of the best Android applications, and not surprisingly. The forest It is a task that will help us stay focused and free of distractions while we work. How so? Simple: plant a tree Virtual, of course.
At the beginning of the Forest Harvesting session, seeds are planted that will grow into a tree. However, when you leave the program and open any others, the tree will wither
Apps for networking with colleagues
Being out of office does not mean you should stop interacting with other people you will work with on a normal business day. In fact, when working over the telephone it is very important to maintain good communication, something you can achieve thanks to these apps:
The Duo
If you want to avoid the "cold" of apps from messages from messaging apps like WhatsApp, you can always use video calls, and with this, there are better options than Google Duo, thanks to the possibility of making video calls with up to 8 people or other exciting activities such as his amazing "night mode".
Discord
It was born as a communication tool for "gamers", but has become one of the the most popular apps, used by all kinds of work groups. It might not focus on work like Slack or Microsoft Teams – two great alternatives, if your company uses them – but Discord A fun tool that allows you to chat with colleagues, thanks to the fact that it's a multifaceted application messages such as voice chat, direct messages and formal channels.
As if the above is not enough, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, Discord announced the rise of the number of people who can participate in the "Go Live" session -The Discord function designed to transmit live content-, ranges from 10 to 50 participants.
The spark
As you probably spend a lot of time to read, respond and edit emailsYou better do it with the client to match. Of all those that exist on Android, perhaps Spark is one of the best things we've ever tried, because of the infinite number of functions among which we find possible Use set email templates, a smart inbox which only alerts us to those really important messages, and much more. It's also a free app.
Office applications
For these "telecommuting" days you may need them open and edit files such as text documents, spreadsheets, or presentations. If your idea is to do it directly on your Android phone or tablet, these are the best apps to use:
Microsoft Office
Fresh in the oven, Microsoft Office is a new app for Android that gathers all the popular office tools in one place. Therefore, you need only a tool to open, edit and edit your documents. Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Docs, Sheets and Google Presentations
Anyway, if you will tools that allow you to interact in real time with your colleagues, maybe your best option is to go back to Google office applications. All can be downloaded for free from the Google Play Store.
Cloud storage and file transfer applications
When you work from home, you may also need it send or receive heavy files. If so, the cloud becomes your best friend, and thanks to applications like these you'll find that transfer files with other colleagues it is very easy:
Google Drive
Due to its free storage of 15 GB, Google Drive It's becoming one of the most exciting options when it comes to save and share files, more or less weight, in the cloud. However, you can always use other methods such as Dropbox, OneDrive, Box or Mega.
WeTransfer
Even if it's all you need send big files to other people, one of the best apps is WeTransfer. You do not need to create an account or log in, and the upload and upload process is very simple. Keep in mind, of course, that there is a limit of 2 GB, and that it doesn't have such a mobile app, but rather The web version has been transformed with mobile phones.
Send Firefox
That's fine instead of WeTransfer which has its own mobile app Send Firefox. The tool developed by the company behind the popular web browser provides the possibility send files up to 2.5 GB encrypted. To do this, simply open the app, upload your file and generate a link. After a while, the link will no longer be available and no one else will be able to download the file.
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